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Succulent taxonomic card

Piaranthus atrosanguineus

(N.E.Br.) Bruyns

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Order
Gentianales
Family
Apocynaceae
Genus
Piaranthus

Name and source scope

Accepted name in WCVP 16, 4 June 2026 edition. This card documents nomenclature. Inclusion in the succulent scope is supported by the cited source. [27-WWW]

First publication of the name · Syst. Bot. 24: 396 (1999)

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Synonyms and earlier names

  • Caralluma atrosanguinea (N.E.Br.) N.E.Br. · homotypic synonym
  • Ceropegia atrosanguinea (N.E.Br.) Bruyns · homotypic synonym
  • Huerniopsis atrosanguinea (N.E.Br.) A.C.White & B.Sloane · homotypic synonym
  • Huerniopsis gibbosa Nel
  • Huerniopsis papillata Nel
  • Stapelia atrosanguinea N.E.Br. · homotypic synonym

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